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Regulation in Pleasanton In 1973, the City of Pleasanton adopted an ordinance, now codified in Chapter 6.24 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC), regulating massage. The Massage Ordinance has been amended a number of times, most recently in 2009. The PMC currently provides that the City regulates all massage technicians who are not CAMTC-certified and all massage establishments through a permitting process administered by the Police Department. The Police Department grants, denies, suspends and revokes massage establishments and massage technician permits. A hearing process is available to appeal a permit's denial or contest a permit's suspension or revocation. Permit holders and CAMTC certificate holders are required to adhere to operating requirements and restrictions. In light of revisions to state law to provide consistent statewide regulation of massage practitioners, and to address increased criminal and illicit activity in massage businesses in Pleasanton, the Police Department and City Attorney's Office, with the massage community's input and support, drafted the attached proposed ordinance. The massage community has been notified of the proposed ordinance and has had the opportunity to meet with staff to review proposed revisions. In addition, the City's website's homepage provides a link to the proposed ordinance. The proposed ordinance amends the existing Chapter 6.24 (Massage) in its entirety. DISCUSSION The most significant revisions in the proposed ordinance include the following: requiring exclusively CAMTC certification for massage therapists; phasing out Pleasanton Police Department massage technician permits; renaming massage establishment permits to City Registration Permits; requiring massage establishments to maintain a record of client services; designating an on-site person to be responsible for and present at the massage business during business hours; prohibiting alcohol; requiring $2 million dollar insurance minimum per occurrence for commercial general liability; prohibiting neon signs; prohibiting a massage business from operating in a location in which a massage business's permit has been revoked, and one year has not lapsed since the revocation; and, in lieu of initially scheduling a hearing, requiring a permit holder to request a hearing to contest a permit's suspension or revocation. A discussion of these and other proposed revisions follows. Massage Therapists: Requiring CAMTC Certification; Phasing Out Massage Technician Permits Under the proposed ordinance, the most significant change is for those who hold massage technician permits from the Pleasanton Police Department, and are not certified by CAMTC. Currently, massage technician permits are valid for two yeas. Under the proposed Ordinance, when current massage technicians Permits expire, they would not be renewed. Accordingly, if individuals, who only have massage technician permits, still want to practice massage in Pleasanton, they would need to obtain a certificate from CAMTC before their massage technician permit expires. Although state law requires that CAMTC applicants pass a competency exam, the requirement is currently stayed until December 31 , 2020. Page 3 of 6